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Bookletchart™ Norton Sound to Bering Strait NOAA Chart 16200 BookletChart™ Norton Sound to Bering Strait NOAA Chart 16200 A reduced-scale NOAA nautical chart for small boaters When possible, use the full-size NOAA chart for navigation. Included Area Published by the Anchorage.–Anchorage with good protection from S winds can be found in Klikitarik Bay, 15 miles E of Saint Michael. There are several native National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campsites along this coast; the only permanent settlement is Unalakleet. National Ocean Service Unalakleet (63°53'N., 160°47'W.), at the E end of Norton Sound, is the Office of Coast Survey largest village on the sound E of Nome. Approach to Unalakleet is generally from the NW because of shoaling that occurs E and SE of www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov Unalakleet River entrance. In 1994, the USCGC IRONWOOD found good 888-990-NOAA water by approaching from NW on a ESE heading until intercepting longitude 160°50.0'W., then turning E, keeping the river entrance off the What are Nautical Charts? bow. The river entrance is marked by seasonal buoys, however, local knowledge is required to transit safely. An aerolight is about 0.5 mile N Nautical charts are a fundamental tool of marine navigation. They show of the entrance. The North River aero radiobeacon has been found water depths, obstructions, buoys, other aids to navigation, and much valuable as an aid to surface navigation. more. The information is shown in a way that promotes safe and Unalakleet River South Spit Light (63°52'04"N., 160°47'16"W.) is shown efficient navigation. Chart carriage is mandatory on the commercial seasonally from a skeleton tower with a red and white diamond-shaped ships that carry America’s commerce. They are also used on every Navy daymark on a sandspit S of the river entrance. and Coast Guard ship, fishing and passenger vessels, and are widely Good anchorage for vessels with moderate draft, in 32 feet, sticky mud carried by recreational boaters. bottom, was found in 63°53.0'N., 160°56.0'W. Ranges were 3.5 miles from Unalakleet, 15.8 miles from Tolstoi Point, and 16.3 miles from What is a BookletChart ? Besboro Island. This position provided good holding ground but was This BookletChart is made to help recreational boaters locate highly exposed. There were not any sheltered anchorages in this area. themselves on the water. It has been reduced in scale for convenience, Vessels have anchored in 5 fathoms with 60 fathoms of chain about 2 but otherwise contains all the information of the full-scale nautical miles offshore. An alternate anchorage is about 6 miles N of Unalakleet. chart. The bar scales have also been reduced, and are accurate when Besboro Island is 1,040 feet high and very prominent; on a clear day it used to measure distances in this BookletChart. See the Note at the can be seen from Saint Michael. It affords a poor lee, as the wind draws bottom of page 5 for the reduction in scale applied to this chart. all around the island. A shoal covered 4 to 4¾ fathoms makes off 2 miles in a NE direction from the N end of the island. The W side of the island is Whenever possible, use the official, full scale NOAA nautical chart for bold-to, and the E side can be approached as close as 0.5 mile, with a navigation. Nautical chart sales agents are listed on the Internet at depth of over 5 fathoms. http://www.NauticalCharts.NOAA.gov. Shaktoolik River Entrance Light (64°22'43"N., 161°14'10W.), 14 feet This BookletChart does NOT fulfill chart carriage requirements for (4.3 m) above the water, is shown seasonally from a skeleton tower with regulated commercial vessels under Titles 33 and 44 of the Code of a red and white diamond-shaped daymark on the spit at the entrance Federal Regulations. to Shaktoolik River, 7.5 miles E of Cape Denbigh. Shaktoolik is 4 miles S of Shaktoolik River entrance. Vessels can anchor 4 Notice to Mariners Correction Status miles off the village in 7 fathoms, mud bottom. Tugs and barges and small boats beach themselves, or tie off, to the gradually shoaling shale This BookletChart has been updated for chart corrections published in beach near the village, but the approach is extremely shallow and the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners, the National Geospatial should be made with caution. Some small boats pass over the bar at the Intelligence Agency Weekly Notice to Mariners, and, where applicable, mouth of the river and follow the shallow slough on the backside of the the Canadian Coast Guard Notice to Mariners. Additional chart spit SE to the village. corrections have been made by NOAA in advance of their publication in Cape Denbigh is a moderately high rounded hill, joined to the mainland a Notice to Mariners. The last Notices to Mariners applied to this chart by a low narrow neck. The head of the bight, E of the cape, is shoal, but are listed in the Note at the bottom of page 7. Coast Pilot excerpts are in the approach the water shoals gradually. A good anchorage in NE not being corrected. winds can be had E of the cape in depths suitable to the draft of the vessel. The S end of the cape is bold-to, and its W side, 2.5 miles N of the For latest Coast Pilot excerpt visit the Office of Coast Survey website at point, can be approached close-to in 4 fathoms. The water shoals rapidly http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/searchbychart.php?chart=162 inside to a depth of 4 fathoms when approaching the shore. 00. Norton Bay is generally shoal. About midway between Point Dexter and Bald Head is a depth of about 6 fathoms, and from this depth the water (Selected Excerpts from Coast Pilot) shoals gradually as the shores are approached in any direction inside of The coast from St. Michael Bay to Cape Bald Head. Darby is generally low and rock strewn, and The entrance to Koyuk River, flowing into the NE end of Norton Bay, is the depths when approaching it shoal marked by seasonal buoys; local knowledge is required to enter the gradually from 6 fathoms toward the beach; river. a depth of 3 fathoms can be taken as close as 0.8 mile except in a few places. There are no outlying dangers, but a reef makes off about 0.5 mile from the shore 2 miles S U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center of Black Point, about 26 miles E from Saint 24 hour Regional Contact for Emergencies Michael. Tolstoi Point and its vicinity are high and rocky, and from there to RCC Juneau Commander Unalakleet River the shore is low. 17th CG District (907) 463-2000 Juneau, Alaska 2 Lateral System As Seen Entering From Seaward on navigable waters except Western Rivers PORT SIDE PREFERRED CHANNEL PREFERRED CHANNEL STARBOARD SIDE ODD NUMBERED AIDS NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED NO NUMBERS – MAY BE LETTERED EVEN NUMBERED AIDS PREFERRED CHANNEL TO PREFERRED CHANNEL GREEN LIGHT ONLY STARBOARD TO PORT RED LIGHT ONLY FLASHING (2) TOPMOST BAND GREEN TOPMOST BAND RED FLASHING (2) FLASHING FLASHING OCCULTING GREEN LIGHT ONLY RED LIGHT ONLY OCCULTING QUICK FLASHING QUICK FLASHING ISO COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) COMPOSITE GROUP FLASHING (2+1) ISO 8 "2" R "8" 1 2 Fl R 6s Fl R 4s "1" G "9" GR "A" RG "B" Fl G 6s Fl G 4s Fl (2+1) G 6s Fl (2+1) R 6s LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT LIGHTED BUOY LIGHT C 6 G 5 G U GR C "1" "5" RG G "U" GR RG R 2 R C "S" N "C" "G" N "6" "2 " CAN DAYBEACON CAN NUN NUN DAYBEACON For more information on aids to navigation, including those on Western Rivers, please consult the latest USCG Light List for your area. These volumes are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov VHF Marine Radio channels for use on the waterways: Distress Call Procedures Channel 6 – Inter-ship safety communications. Channel 9 – Communications between boats and • Make sure radio is on. ship-to-coast. • Select Channel 16. Channel 13 – Navigation purposes at bridges, locks, and • Press/Hold the transmit button. harbors. • Clearly say: “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.” EMERGENCY INFORMATION Channel 16 – Emergency, distress and safety calls to • Also give: Vessel Name and/or Description; Coast Guard and others, and to initiate calls to other Position and/or Location; Nature of vessels. Contact the other vessel, agree to another channel, and then switch. Emergency; Number of People on Board. Channel 22A – Calls between the Coast Guard and the public. Severe weather • Release transmit button. warnings, hazards to navigation and safety warnings are broadcast here. • Wait for 10 seconds — If no response Channels 68, 69, 71, 72 and 78A – Recreational boat channels. Repeat MAYDAY call. Getting and Giving Help — Signal other boaters using visual distress signals (flares, HAVE ALL PERSONS PUT ON LIFE JACKETS! orange flag, lights, arm signals); whistles; horns; and on your VHF radio. You are required by law to help boaters in trouble. Respond to distress signals, but do not endanger yourself. NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ Quick References Nautical chart related products and information - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov Interactive chart catalog - http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml Report a chart discrepancy - http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/discrepancy.aspx Chart and chart related inquiries and comments - http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/inquiry.aspx?frompage=ContactUs Chart updates (LNM and NM corrections) - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/updates/LNM_NM.html Coast Pilot online - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm Tides and Currents - http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov Marine Forecasts - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm National Data Buoy Center - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ NowCoastR web portal for coastal conditions - http://www.nowcoast.noaa.gov/ Q National Weather Service - http://www.weather.gov/ National Hurrican Center - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - http://ptwc.weather.gov/ Contact Us - http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/contact.htm For the latest news from Coast Survey, follow @NOAAcharts This Booklet chart has been designed for duplex printing (printed on front and back of one sheet).
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